Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: nathankaye on December 19, 2017, 02:24:44 pm
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So a particular character on here seems to be fixated on how much water one may use when cleaning windows.
So, this is one house I have cleaned today and forthe purpose of this thread I use a trolley system to clean it. Haha, i know and a video are you privileged ;D ;D
So this is the house and it gets cleaned every 4 weeks.
https://youtu.be/6-qP4KkX9xc
This is howmuch water got used.
https://youtu.be/6-qP4KkX9xc
And I dont think these customers would be happy paying what they are for a poor job.
So howmuch water would you use?
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SO very sorry guys, it was me who mentioned Nathans less than 10ltrs per property, I keep forgetting that these sort of comments
can lead to video's, again I can only say I'm sorry. lol.
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SO very sorry guys, it was me who mentioned Nathans less than 10ltrs per property, I keep forgetting that these sort of comments
can lead to video's, again I can only say I'm sorry. lol.
Sorry Dry Clean but i think the Mods need to ban you for a week for this ;D
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SO very sorry guys, it was me who mentioned Nathans less than 10ltrs per property, I keep forgetting that these sort of comments
can lead to video's, again I can only say I'm sorry. lol.
Sorry Dry Clean but i think the Mods need to ban you for a week for this ;D
I hope they don't but it would only be fair. lol.
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Lately I've noticed I've been using less water, I think it was when I read the thread about tickling the glass rather than scrubbing the hell out of it...I've noticed the more work I've acquired the quicker I've become and the less anal i am when it comes to rinsing..I think I'm working more efficiently now than I was a few months ago.
Today I have cleaned 15 houses, about 6 were 4 bed detached with connys, 3 terraced type cottages and the rest 3 bed semis with no connys. I've used about 300l of water. A few months ago I was almost emptying a 500l tank in a day now I'm not getting close to that. Yesterday seemed about the same.
Mind you that's about 20l a house so I suppose that's fairly average?
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This time of year when the air is damp/heavy the windows are far less dirty in general anyway. My water always goes further in the winter months i find.
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Weve had discussions about hot water, cold water and warm water. Even on bissel bars and price increases, so why not on how much water is deemed worthy to clean a house.
Lol i appreciate the vids are boring but people havent even seen the main vid which shows you the size of the house and windows in question. This isnt about winter cleaning or summer as I use hot water in both seasons and so usethe same amount regardless. Im curious to know how much water people estimate they would use on a regular maintenance clean if 4 wks on this property as an example
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SO very sorry guys, it was me who mentioned Nathans less than 10ltrs per property, I keep forgetting that these sort of comments
can lead to video's, again I can only say I'm sorry. lol.
If I knew where you lived Dry Clean I would personally pay you a visit and slap you about the face with a wet Kipper for committing such a schoolboy error! PLEASE think before you type.... for all our sakes!! :-))
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Nathan ;D
Your videos would be better if they actually did what they said on the tin.
Watched your video and I'm still non the wiser...
You just finished cleaning then emptied a load of water onto floor :D :D
Classic Nathan video
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So a particular character on here seems to be fixated on how much water one may use when cleaning windows.
So, this is one house I have cleaned today and forthe purpose of this thread I use a trolley system to clean it. Haha, i know and a video are you privileged ;D ;D
So this is the house and it gets cleaned every 4 weeks.
https://youtu.be/6-qP4KkX9xc
This is howmuch water got used.
https://youtu.be/6-qP4KkX9xc
And I dont think these customers would be happy paying what they are for a poor job.
So howmuch water would you use?
And that my friend is why clear containers are better ;D
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I must be real lucky cos i got the same pants video twice ;D
Was one not supposed to have shown the house that got cleaned ?
Also Nath , either a clear drum as said above or water poured into a measuring jug at the end would have been better ;D ;D
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I just hope the few negative comments dont force Nath into comfort eating , i dont think i can manage another carvery thread !
Only kiddin Nath , dont listen to em , bunch of bleddy bullies on ere mate ;D
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But having said that , i do think this is a worthy thread .
I have just been pondering on fitting my 250 back in the van in place of the 350 , i have been getting home with the region of 150 L left for some time now , dont quite know why as i dont do less than before , took out 350 today and did 10.30 until 3.30 and got home with pretty much bang on 175 L
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But having said that , i do think this is a worthy thread .
I have just been pondering on fitting my 250 back in the van in place of the 350 , i have been getting home with the region of 150 L left for some time now , dont quite know why as i dont do less than before , took out 350 today and did 10.30 until 3.30 and got home with pretty much bang on 175 L
The Uni-Valve has saved me some considerable water!
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I felt really lazy today, so I just went really slowly with lots of scrubbing and loads of rinsing.
The weather was lovely and I can't be arsed to go Xmas shopping, so I thought I'd just play for time.
I was surprised that I used a shed load more water than I would normally.
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The 2 comments above seem to have nailed it for me , the univalve is a great way to save water , and i have always been guilty of over scrubbing and way over rinsing
The 350 will come out and the 250 in over the Crimbo break i think , i do have 2 days a month when i get close to 300 now but i will just fill the backpack and take a 25L drum on those days from now on .
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That will give me the space and weight loss for my 2 upcoming inventions ;)
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Sorry just realised they are the same links.
This is the house
https://youtu.be/3v3ul1iIOjY
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Same as a previous poster I have save some amount water since i fitted uni valve.
How much water to use is a real feel thing. I find sometimes if you try be too economical especially on rinse you can get small bit of spotting on side rubber seals ....or maybe its just me !
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You must be a glass only merchant , no way could that be done with under 25 L mate !!!
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Is that wood or PVC Nath ?
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But having said that , i do think this is a worthy thread .
I have just been pondering on fitting my 250 back in the van in place of the 350 , i have been getting home with the region of 150 L left for some time now , dont quite know why as i dont do less than before , took out 350 today and did 10.30 until 3.30 and got home with pretty much bang on 175 L
The Uni-Valve has saved me some considerable water!
I use a tap valve or i simply pinch the hose on my trolley brush. I did have the gardiner twist valve gooseneck but it didnt seem to last overly long.
But it is amazing how much water you can save by switching off after each window cleaned.
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Is that wood or PVC Nath ?
Mostly wooden frames apart from the rear patio doors which are plastic.
These are cleaned every four weeks so the frames dont need scrubbing, just a light washing over each time.
However I dont wash down the big wooden door which you see when im emptying the tank.
Lol I'll not post it again (yippee i hear you shout haha) but i did a video showing typically what my white plastic frames look like after a 4week gap. I must be fortunate because i am pretty much cleaning clean windows and frames all the time.
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I dont mean to call you out but , if they are wood then surely they must be caked with webs even on a monthly cycle , i know my wood jobs do , same sort of surroundings , but then you do use a 6 foot brush with car wash jetting ;D ;D ;D
If you can get away with it then power to you bud , i would not even attempt that with my backpack for fear of scimping to get it done .
Out of interest what do you price that at , just curious ?
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I dont mean to call you out but , if they are wood then surely they must be caked with webs even on a monthly cycle , i know my wood jobs do , same sort of surroundings , but then you do use a 6 foot brush with car wash jetting ;D ;D ;D
If you can get away with it then power to you bud , i would not even attempt that with my backpack for fear of scimping to get it done .
Out of interest what do you price that at , just curious ?
Lol guess the little eight legged pests dont like being blasted with hot water and finally got the message not to come back.
;D
Seriously though, i may get the odd build up of webs but certainly not on every window.
Price....... Rather not say lol, I dont mind stiring some trouble but people (not urself, but others) do get hyped up about prices and the gloves seem to come off
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£25 for me , im not scared ;D
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You must be a glass only merchant , no way could that be done with under 25 L mate !!!
He had a bout half a barrel left! So 15 litres tops to clean all that. ???
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You must be a glass only merchant , no way could that be done with under 25 L mate !!!
He had a bout half a barrel left! So 15 litres tops to clean all that. ???
It felt more like 2 or 3 litres left that came out
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id charge at least £30 for that property on an 8 weekly cycle and id defo use more than a 25l barrel of water(including frames and doors)and expect to clean it under 30 mins.
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Ok let the pricing debate begin.
They pay £25 every four weeks to maintain their ckean windows, frames and doors and normally this house is cleaned via the van system as I did state I used the trolley just for this thread. (so can register how much water is used on average).
30 mins completed and thats setting up and packing away as well.
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That looks like a £20 house to me. Id use 35-40L. On average i seem to use 1.5-2x the value of work in a day. So for example £300 work would be 450-600L used